000 FZNT24 KNHC 222058 OFFNT4 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 330 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. GMZ089-230330- SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 330 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY BOUNDARY LIES FROM THE W TIP OF CUBA TO 22N93W TO 19N96W. THE E PART OF THE FRONT WILL DRIFT SE OF THE AREA WHILE THE PORTION OVER THE GULF WILL BECOME DIFFUSE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BEHIND FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE INTO THE ATLC BY MON. A WEAKER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF MON AFTERNOON AND EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W MON EVENING...FROM CEDAR KEY...FL TO 21N96W TUE MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING OVER S WATERS WED. BEHIND THIS FRONT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE SE INTO THE NE GULF ON THU. $$ GMZ080-230330- NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 330 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .MON...SE OF FRONT N OF 29N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS NEAR FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. .TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ082-230330- SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 22N E OF 96W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 8 FT N OF 22N EARLY. ELSEWHERE E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. .SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. .SUN NIGHT...N OF 10N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 10N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. .MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. .WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...E TO SE WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ GMZ084-230330- MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 28N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. .MON...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OS 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT N OF 29N EARLY. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. $$ GMZ086-230330- E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 330 PM CST SAT NOV 22 2008 .TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT N OF 25N LATE. .SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N. .MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. .TUE AND WED...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. .THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. $$ FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK